37th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Situation of the People Affected by...
On 19th March 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster at the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The...
View Article37th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia
On 22 March 2018, Human Rights Now gave a partial oral statement at the 37th Human Rights Council Session in Geneva about the Cambodian government’s recent assault against political opposition and...
View ArticleFellowship position in Bangkok (apply by April 30)
Bangkok Fellow Position Announcement About Human Rights Now Human Rights Now (HRN) is an international human rights NGO based in Tokyo, Japan with UN special consultative status. HRN was established in...
View ArticleJob Opening: Full-time Staff (Advocacy/Project Coordinator) – Tokyo
Description Human Rights Now (HRN), a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO working for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide with a special focus in Asia, is currently taking...
View ArticleStatement about Unjust Charges of Terrorism against UN Experts and Human...
Human Rights Now has released a statement expressing our deep concerns with the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines, since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016. HRN...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now Protests the Recent Killing of Palestinian Civilians along...
Human Rights Now published the statement “Human Rights Now Protests the Recent Killing of Palestinian Civilians along the Gaza-Israeli border.” You can download it in PDF form from here, or read the...
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Investigative Report of Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
Human Rights Now released an investigative report of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. The English version can be found here (PDF): Investigative Report of Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh...
View ArticleHRN Releases Statement on Grave Human Rights Violations Against Myanmar’s...
Human Rights Now released a statement today expressing our grave concern over the continued and systematic human rights violations against Myanmar’s Rohingya people. The statement is available here:...
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Join Our English Book Club! #MeToo Movement
Human Rights Now (HRN) is holding a book club in English twice a month to discuss “Half the Sky” and the topics it brings up, such as women’s rights, human trafficking, female empowerment, and more....
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HRN Reports on a UN Security Council Debate and Side Event on Protection of...
HRN has released a report of two UN events on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The report is available here: HRN Report on UNSC Debates and Side Events on Protection of Civilians in...
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Let’s Discuss SDGs & Human Rights in English!
Human Rights Now, a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO, will hold a course of English discussion sessions (eikaiwa) called “Let’s Discuss SDGs & Human Rights in English!” like we have held...
View Article38th HRC Session: Oral Statement on Labor Conditions in the Thai Poultry...
On 25th June 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Labor Conditions in the Thai Poultry Industry at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. We highlight the unacceptable...
View Article38th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia
On 27th June 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The video and transcript of the statement...
View Article38th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar
On 27th June 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The video and transcript of the statement...
View Article38th HRC Session: Oral Statement on Violence in Gaza
On 2 July 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the recent violence in Gaza at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. In the statement, we strongly protested the...
View Article38th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Rohingya Crisis
On 4 July 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Rohingya Crisis at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Rohingya have been subject to serious abuses by the Myanmar...
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Saturday, July 21, HRN Staff Cade Mosley Will Give a Public Lecture on...
On Saturday, July 21, HRN staff Cade Mosley will give a public lecture in English titled “Protecting Human Rights in Asia: A Regional Perspective” for a Symposium at Tokyo Tech on Human Rights and SDG...
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HRN has Released a Report on Discriminatory Punishment of Women
On 25 July 2018, Human Rights Now released a report on the discriminatory punishment of women. The report is available from this link: Discrimination in the Punishment of Women Report (HRN July 2018)....
View ArticleJoint request for disclosure of human rights policies in the Japanese fashion...
Human Rights Now and Business & Human Rights Resource Centre are conducting a survey of the top 60 apparel companies, as well as their supply chains, with regards to their corporate policies...
View ArticleWritten Statement submitted to 39th Human Rights Council session “Human...
Human Rights Now has submitted a written statement “Human Rights Now Expresses Grave Concern Over the Recent Escalation of Violence Between Occupied Palestine Territory and Israel” to the 39th session...
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